[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 188 (Friday, September 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 59718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23620]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air 
Act

    On September 19, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Texas in the lawsuit entitled United States v CITGO 
Petroleum Corporation, Case No. 4:13-cv-02762.
    The Consent Decree resolves the claims of the United States set 
forth in the complaint against CITGO Petroleum Corporation for 
violations of Section 211 of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7445, and the 
regulations promulgated thereunder at 40 CFR part 80 (the ``fuels 
regulations''), during production of gasoline at its Lake Charles, 
Louisiana, and Lemont, Illinois refineries. Under the proposed Consent 
Decree, CITGO has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $737,000 and to 
perform environmental mitigation projects valued at $500,000.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
should refer to United States of America v. CITGO Petroleum 
Corporation, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-10162. All comments must be 
submitted no later than thirty (30) days after the publication date of 
this notice. Comments may be submitted either by email or by mail:

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         To submit comments:                     Send them to:
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By e-mail...........................  [email protected].
By mail.............................  Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
                                       DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
                                       Washington, DC 20044-7611.
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    During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may be 
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide a paper copy 
of the Consent Decree upon written request and payment of reproduction 
costs. Please mail your request and payment to: Consent Decree Library, 
U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.
    Please enclose a check or money order for $9.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Thomas P. Carroll,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-23620 Filed 9-26-13; 8:45 am]
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